ABOUT THE EVENT
Phoenixville Public Library will host an in-person discussion of Longwood Gardens’ Community Read book for adults, The Songs of Trees, on Monday, March 14 at 7:00 PM. With The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature’s Great Connectors, you can journey with author David Haskell as he repeatedly visits a dozen trees in cities from Manhattan to Jerusalem, forests (Amazonian, North American, and boreal) and areas on the front lines of environmental change, including eroding coastlines, burned mountainsides, and war zones. In each place he shows how human history, ecology, and well-being are intimately intertwined with the lives of trees. Scientific, lyrical, and contemplative, The Songs of Trees reveals the biological connections that underpin all life. In a world beset by barriers, Haskell reminds us that life’s substance and beauty emerge from relationship and interdependence.
Physical copies of the book may be reserved at https://catalog.ccls.org. eBook and eAudiobook copies are available at https://chester.overdrive.com. Attendees to the discussion will be automatically entered into a raffle drawing to receive a family pass to Longwood Gardens. This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required at https://ccls.libcal.com/calendar/Phoenixville/songs-of-trees or by calling 610-933-3013 x132. More information on Longwood’s Community Read can be found at https://longwoodgardens.org/education/community-read/community-read-2022. Phoenixville Public Library is located at 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville, PA.